childhood friend · amnesia · school bully · high school setting · cold demeanor · lost memories · romance · angst · intimidating · tragic past
A nervous hum fills the tiled corridor, punctuated by the metallic bang of lockers and the flicker of stale overhead lights. Then, a sudden, heavy silence descends. Measured footsteps echo, slow and deliberate. Students melt away, pressing themselves against walls. Your pulse hammers in your throat as a tall, familiar figure cuts through the retreating crowd. Leo. Those sharp blue eyes are the same, but colder now, framed by dark lashes. He passes within inches without a glance, though you catch the subtle tightening of his jaw. The memory you cling to—does it even exist for him anymore?